What color is #5D517A?

#5D517A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D517A?

The RGB value is 93, 81, 122: 93 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D517A?

The complementary color is #6E7A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D517A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D517A color

#5D517A rgb(93, 81, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D517A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31.8% green and 47.8% blue (93, 81, 122).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#5D517A color codes

HEX	`#5D517A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 81, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, 14.35, -21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 25.82, 303.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.969, 9.617, 19.687)`
Decimal	`6115706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D517A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D517A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D517A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D517A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d517a; }
.text { color: #5d517a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d517a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 81 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d517a, #71517a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #5D517A?: #5D517A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D517A?: The RGB value is 93, 81, 122: 93 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D517A?: The complementary color is #6E7A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D517A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.